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CVE-2024-48957

execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out...

7.8 HighFix available

execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.51%Up 0.5 points since Oct 10, 2024
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst.

Record
CVE-2024-48957
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List 7.8

execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst.

Record
CVE-2024-48957
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-43150 7.8

execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst.

Record
EUVD-2024-43150
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rmj4-vvpv-4m33 7.8

execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out...

execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst.

Record
GHSA-rmj4-vvpv-4m33
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2024-48957 7.8

execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2024-48957
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVAZL-50307 7.8

CVE-2024-48957 affecting package libarchive for versions less than 3.7.7-1

execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst.

Record
AZL-50307
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVAZL-50315 7.8

CVE-2024-48957 affecting package libarchive for versions less than 3.6.1-4

execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst.

Record
AZL-50315
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2024-48957 7.8
Record
BELL-CVE-2024-48957
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst.

Record
CVE-2024-48957
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-48957 7.8

execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-48957
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVJLSEC-2025-240 7.8

`execute_filter_audio` in `archive_read_support_format_rar.c` in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows...

execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst.

Record
JLSEC-2025-240
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2024-2286 7.8

libarchive security update

is an open-source BSD-licensed C programming library that provides streaming access to a variety of different archive formats, including tar, cpio, pax, zip, and ISO9660 images. The distribution also includes bsdtar and bsdcpio, full-featured implementations of tar and cpio that use .

Security Fix(es):

execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst.(CVE-2024-48957)

execute_filter_delta in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst.(CVE-2024-48958)

Record
OESA-2024-2286
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-48957 7.8

execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48957
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2024-0346 No score

Updated libarchive packages fix security vulnerabilities

execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst. (CVE-2024-48957) execute_filter_delta in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst. (CVE-2024-48958)

Record
MGASA-2024-0346
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2024:3675-1 No score

Security update for libarchive

This update for libarchive fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-48957: Fixed out-of-bounds access in execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c (bsc#1231544).
Record
SUSE-SU-2024:3675-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2025:20087-1 No score

Security update for libarchive

This update for libarchive fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-48958: Fixed out-of-bounds access in execute_filter_delta (bsc#1231624).
  • CVE-2024-20697: Fixed out-of-bounds remote code execution vulnerability (bsc#1225972).
  • CVE-2024-48957: Fixed out-of-bounds access in execute_filter_audio (bsc#1231544).
Record
SUSE-SU-2025:20087-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2025:20257-1 No score

Security update for libarchive

This update for libarchive fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-1632: Fixed null pointer dereference in bsdunzip.c (bsc#1237606)
  • CVE-2025-25724: Fixed Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libarchive (bsc#1238610)
  • CVE-2024-48958: Fixed out-of-bounds access in execute_filter_delta (bsc#1231624)
  • CVE-2024-20697: Fixed Out of bounds Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (also attributed CVE-2024-26256) (CVE-2024-26256, bsc#1225972)
  • CVE-2024-48957: Fixed out-of-bounds access in execute_filter_audio (bsc#1231544)
  • CVE-2024-20696: Fixed heap based out-of-bounds write (bsc#1225971)
Record
SUSE-SU-2025:20257-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-7070-1 No score

libarchive vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libarchive mishandled certain memory checks, which could result in a NULL pointer dereference. An attacker could potentially use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-36227)

It was discovered that libarchive mishandled certain memory operations, which could result in an out-of-bounds memory access. An attacker could potentially use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-48957, CVE-2024-48958)

Record
USN-7070-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libarchive
Alpine:v3.21
 3.6.0 up to 3.7.5-r0
3.7.5-r0
libarchive
Alpine:v3.22
 3.6.0 up to 3.7.5-r0
3.7.5-r0
libarchive
Alpine:v3.23
 3.6.0 up to 3.7.5-r0
3.7.5-r0
libarchive
Alpine:v3.24
 3.6.0 up to 3.7.5-r0
3.7.5-r0
libarchive
Azure Linux:3
 before 3.7.7-1
3.7.7-1
libarchive
Azure Linux:2
 before 3.6.1-4
3.6.1-4
libarchive
Alpaquita:23
 3.6.1-r1 up to 3.7.5-r0
3.7.5-r0
libarchive
Alpaquita:stream
 3.6.2-r1 up to 3.7.5-r0
3.7.5-r0
libarchive
Debian:12
 before 3.6.2-1+deb12u1, plus listed versions
3.6.2-1
3.6.2-1+deb12u1
libarchive
Debian:13
 before 3.7.2-2.1
3.7.2-2.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libarchive
Debian:14
 before 3.7.2-2.1
3.7.2-2.1
LibArchive_jll
Julia
 3.7.4+0 up to 3.7.9+0
3.7.9+0
libarchive
Mageia:9
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 3.6.2-5.2.mga9
3.6.2-5.2.mga9
libarchive
openEuler:24.03-LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 3.7.1-5.oe2403
3.7.1-5.oe2403
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6
 before 3.7.2-150600.3.6.1
3.7.2-150600.3.6.1
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6
 before 3.7.2-150600.3.6.1
3.7.2-150600.3.6.1
libarchive
openSUSE:Leap 15.6
 before 3.7.2-150600.3.6.1
3.7.2-150600.3.6.1
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Micro 6.0
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 3.6.2-4.1
3.6.2-4.1
libarchive
SUSE:Linux Micro 6.1
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 3.7.4-slfo.1.1_2.1
3.7.4-slfo.1.1_2.1
libarchive
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
 before 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.2, plus listed versions
3.4.3-23.4.3-2build13.5.2-13.5.2-1ubuntu13.6.0-1ubuntu13.6.0-1ubuntu1.1
3.6.0-1ubuntu1.2
libarchive
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
 before 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions
3.6.2-1ubuntu13.7.2-1ubuntu13.7.2-1ubuntu23.7.2-1.1ubuntu23.7.2-23.7.2-2ubuntu0.1
3.7.2-2ubuntu0.2
libarchive
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm3, plus listed versions
3.1.2-5ubuntu13.1.2-7ubuntu13.1.2-7ubuntu23.1.2-7ubuntu2.13.1.2-7ubuntu2.2
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3.1.2-7ubuntu2.33.1.2-7ubuntu2.43.1.2-7ubuntu2.63.1.2-7ubuntu2.73.1.2-7ubuntu2.83.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm1
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm3
libarchive
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8+esm1, plus listed versions
3.1.2-11build13.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.13.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.23.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.33.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4
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3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.53.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.63.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.73.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8+esm1
libarchive
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm1, plus listed versions
3.2.2-3.13.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.13.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.23.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.33.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.43.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.53.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.63.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7
3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm1
libarchive
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 3.4.0-2ubuntu1.3, plus listed versions
3.4.0-13.4.0-1build13.4.0-1ubuntu23.4.0-2ubuntu13.4.0-2ubuntu1.13.4.0-2ubuntu1.2
3.4.0-2ubuntu1.3
libarchive
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.2, plus listed versions
3.4.3-23.4.3-2build13.5.2-13.5.2-1ubuntu13.6.0-1ubuntu13.6.0-1ubuntu1.1
3.6.0-1ubuntu1.2
libarchive
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions
3.6.2-1ubuntu13.7.2-1ubuntu13.7.2-1ubuntu23.7.2-1.1ubuntu23.7.2-23.7.2-2ubuntu0.1
3.7.2-2ubuntu0.2

History

History
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-48957 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Libarchive, published October 10, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. Fixed in libarchive 3.7.5-r0.

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